ThereÂ’s nothing like a summer road trip. While there are plenty of places you can go this season, you might want to keep it short and sweet. If you only have enough time for a day or weekend-long trip, one of these close destinations might be the perfect quick vacation spot for you. Bay St. […]
On March 30th, Kim Belew stopped by Coin & Treasure in Lafayette, with the intention of buying a 2021 Silver Eagle. When she got to the shop at 2472 W Congress St., she saw something that disturbed her. A sign on the front door read, “Coin & Treasure PROUDLY refuses admittance to any Chinese Communist […]
Living in the USA, you have some of the best opportunities for road trips anywhere in the world. The wide American highways at your disposal can usher you from coast to coast like nowhere else, but it’s a shame that few people see New Orleans as a road trip destination. The areas surrounding New Orleans […]
As Hurricane Laura ravaged Southwest Louisiana, leaving 400,000 without power and 200,000 without water, shelters and hotels across the state have opened their doors to those displaced by the storm. Many New Orleanians recall the same hospitality afforded to them after Hurricane Katrina. In 2005, Lafayette opened the Cajundome to house 18,000 residents who lost […]
Just weeks after Josh Guillory came under fire for closing recreation centers that serve people of color, the Lafayette Parish Mayor-President is again facing criticism. This time, it’s after Guillory appointed a woman who has made openly racist, sexist, and xenophobic remarks on Facebook – including liking a comment that said Walt Disneyworld was “nothing […]
An internal memo authored by Our Lady of Lourdes interim chief medical officer Henry J. Kaufman was leaked yesterday, July 28, and began spreading like wildfire on social media. Its warnings for parts of Louisiana were unsettling. Now, the memo has been published online by Our Lady of Lourdes, which is based in Lafayette. In […]
A Lafayette judge ordered a bailiff to tape a defendant’s mouth shut in her courtroom and found a public defender in contempt for recording the incident. 15th Judicial District Court Judge Marilyn Castle ordered that Michael Duhon’s mouth be taped shut after he repeatedly interrupted sentencing proceedings. Duhon had been convicted of money laundering and […]
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